British 'terrorist' teen travelling form Jordan nabbed at Heathrow Airport

A 19-year-old teenager from Coventry was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport on suspicion of "preparing for acts of terrorism," West Midlands Police said on Thursday. The arrest was “pre-planned” and “intelligence-led.”

The suspect was taken into custody by the West Midlands Counter
Terrorism Unit after disembarking from a flight from Jordan at
3pm local time on Thursday.

More than 220 suspected terrorists have been arrested in the UK
so far this year.

UK authorities are taking an increasingly hard line against
British citizens who are going abroad to take up arms with
so-called Islamic State (IS) militants and other jihadists.

According to recent government estimates, around 500 Britons are
believed to have traveled to Syria and Iraq to fight, with the
majority joining Islamist militia groups, such as IS and Jahbat
al Nusra.

At present, the Home Secretary has the authority to strip an
individual of their UK nationality if they possess another
citizenship. In the past eight years, the UK government has
stripped 27 people of their citizenship on the supposed grounds
that their presence in Britain countered the public interest.

With fresh anti-terror legislation due before parliament this
month, May could be empowered to prevent British nationals from
returning to UK soil if they are suspected of engaging in
terrorist activities abroad.

There are also proposals to cancel the passports of radicalised
Britons fighting for IS or who plan on joining the group.

The legislation may include some form of amnesty for returning
fighters, incorporating de-radicalisation programs and Terrorism
Prevention and Investigation Measures (Tpims).

Prime Minister David Cameron has said the new measures would
accord with international law, and that UK authorities would only
confiscate passports if they had “reasonable suspicion” that the
individuals were travelling abroad to carry out terror attacks.